Bob Bear Trail #18 - Fossil Creek Photoset • johnmc22 • 2019-11-16 • HikeArizona.COM

	2019-11-16
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Bob Bear Trail #18 - Fossil Creek

Camp Verde, AZ

Bob Bear Trail #18 - Fossil Creek

Camp Verde, AZ

Backpack	4.56 Miles	163 AEG

Backpack	4.56 Miles	2 Hrs 48 Mns		1.71 mph
	163 ft AEG		27 LBS Pack

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Six of us did a short overnight backpack into Fossil Creek and it was glorious. While camping is not allowed between April 1 and September 30, it is allowed all other times (no permit required). We got lucky with a fairly warm weekend in mid November (which was good because camp fires aren’t allowed at any time).

We were the only backpackers down there except for a trail maintenance crew that were diligently working on improvements to the lower half of the trail. We camped just a little beyond the first stream bed crossing, a few hundred feet from the raging springs that feed Fossil Creek. From the campsite, it was just a short 1 mile RT day hike to see the awesome Fossil Creek dam.

The hike in is a breeze as it’s all downhill and pretty gentle at that. Hiking out the 1500 vertical feet was a bit of a bear with full packs, but we still were able to cover the 4+ miles in about 2 hours. Keep in mind it was a cool November day. Your mileage may vary.

Overall, it was a nice, short overnighter into one of the most gorgeous creeks in Arizona. 4 stars.

Autumn Foliage Observation Isolated
Some nice fall colors down in the canyon bottom.

	Fossil Springs	Gallon + per minute	Gallon + per minute
	Wow! The most productive springs I’ve ever seen.

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